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It says 7th October 2014 so I thought it was this week's. I too have seen the others from 2012 and 2013

That first link you posted last night is no longer available now so It does appear that who ever wrote it got caught out by this story which has done the rounds since Monday. The Daily Mail's story isn't dated now nor accepting comments

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Teesside could facing its coldest winter for decades - but will it be worse than THIS?

A â€˜horror freezeâ€™ is predicted as forecasters warn the UK to brace itself for one of the coldest winters in decades - so could Teesside be set for its chilliest conditions on record? The last time our area REALLY struggled to cope with extremes in winter weather was around November and December 2010, as seen in our gallery. November of that year came as a rare, record-breaking winter blast to hundreds of thousands of Teessiders. Plunging temperatures and heavy snowfall closed scores of schools and left commuters to battling to get to work. And, according to the Met Office, Teesside witnessed its heaviest snowfall for the month since 1965. The new reports are based on forecasts from Vantage Weather warning the UK is set for a â€˜horror freezeâ€™, bringing fierce winds and blizzards.

The predicted cold weather is being blamed on the jet stream which is expected to be stuck south of the UK, allowing a continual flow of freezing Arctic air. However the Met Office has not commented on this outlook as yet. It says from Tuesday until October 23 that temperatures will be near or slightly below normal - with frost possible in the north. The Met Officeâ€™s UK outlook from Friday, October 24 until Friday, November 7 is that â€œautumnal, changeable conditions are likely to continue for many through the end of October and the beginning of Novemberâ€.

Netweather said: â€œNorthern blocking is still shown to be in place into December, and that equates to forecast temperatures that are close to or slightly below-average across the UK.â€ Loving that last quote from someone here !!!!

I find the whole OPI thing very interesting and I'm looking forward to more info on it in the future, but to say the US is in for another severe winter based on what looks like 7 days of OPI data seems a bit crazy.

At least it's not just us lot on this side of the Atlantic that have to put up with alarmist weather headlines.

Latest Weather News

Gusting winds, showers and persistent rain - not the type of weather you'd usually associate with the first weekend of summer. But there will be some improvement through the weekend and into next week. Read the full update here